St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-30
THE ARMY SINECURES.
A Difference of Opinion Regarding Them
Between Gen. Sheridan and the
Secretary of War.
The Latter Resolved that the System of
Playing Favorites" Shall be
Wiped Out.
L1ttier, Bragg and Albeit in Line for
the Pacific Railway Conn
mission.
CiVli Service Reform in the West
Postal Employees Can be
Deadheads.
Special to the Globe

special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, March 29.-Conficts OF
authority between the secretary of war and
lne lieutenant general are becoming of fire..
queht occurrence. Gen. Sheridan was on
poseu 10 the order limiting the term of SER
,, VICE oi stan officers to four years, holding
tnaC the general officers should have the
rlglit OF keeping officers with them as long
as they wished. No exceptions were made
III enforcing the order. for the secretary of
war was determined to break up the ems
tom OF allowing certain officers to retain
comfortable berths yeal after year. Asa
natural consequence of this determnationEan
,.. Uiuer was issued couple of months ago
llniitihg terms of adjutants of regiments
anu iegllnental quartermasters to four wears
90 eattl; tt; mere was no expressed opposition
" .lils oraer: While the secretary of war was
away short time ago. several adiutant an
polntments were made by colonels,
with the approval of Gen. Sheridan
OF Heutenants serving with light
batteries. These appointments did not
meet WIN the approval of the secretary.
', Wno held that III justice to the officers of
Tue regiments the adjutants should be Sc
lecIeu from among the lieutenants doing
actual service with the regiments. An
oruer was, therefore. issued restricting the
appointment to such officers. and the OBJ
JectionaDle appointments were revoked.
zen. Sheridan was out West at the time.
NO correspondence has taken place between
Iile Two officials. and probably none will.
LII all goes to show. however, as has fire.
quehtly been stated, that the secretary of
War ana the Lieutenant general do not al
Mays work well together in administering
the affairs of the army,
The Pacific Roads Inquiry.
Special to the Globe
WASHINGTON, March 29.-WhiIe a
rumor has been circulated for the past two
days that the president had decided To an
point Ex-Congressman Bragg. of Wiscon-
SIN; DAVID Littler. of Illinois, and Gov.
Aupe1t' OF New Jersey, as commissioners
10 investigate the Pacific RAILWAYS. and that
the announcement was held in allowance to
await inquiry respecting the physical condi-
ton OF Gen. Bragg, who is suffering from
paralysis OF the eyes. nothing could be OBJ
taiiled from administration sources either to
verify or contradict the report. 1t is known.
however, that the subject of the investiga-
tion OF the Pacific railways. under the pro-
Visions OF the bill passed by the last con-
greSs, mas been discussed generally at cabi-
net meetings, but no indication of the
make up of the commission
has emanated from official sources.
and therefore all is conjecture.
beyond the fact that the president intends
10 appoint commission wholly free from
blas, whose conclusions will be accepted
with confidence by congress and the coun-
try. Inc opinion is expressed that the ap-
polntment OF two commissioners from the
adjoining states of Illinois and Wisconsin
and one from New Jersey. is not such
geographical distribution as the president
would likely make. 1t is asserted that Mr..
Llttler was selected as a concession to Sem
ator Cullom, who was not. as anticipated,
accorded an appointment on the interstate
commerce commission, whileaGoy. Albeit,
who was recently defeated for the United
States senate, is a sop to Senator McPher-
son. the principal promoter of the Pacific
railways investigation. Politicians say
however, that Gov. Albeit is not favor
lite at the White house because of his oppo-
sitlon to President Cleveland's nomination
and election.